Pacific island nation’s hospitals are overwhelmed and people are struggling as government hopes vaccination will offer way out. Suva, Fiji – Fiji’s spiralling COVID-19 crisis reached a terrifying new milestone this month, as the World Health Organization reported that the country’s spread of infection was one of the highest in the world. Radio New Zealand reported last week that more …
Australia is sending another 50,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Fiji and an Australian Medical Assistance Team to help the island nation as it struggles to bring its recent coronavirus outbreak under control. Key points: Australia has already sent 200,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to Fiji The government has pledged to provide a total of 1 million doses to the Pacific Island nation Australia …
A Chinese COVID-19 vaccine has been launched in the Pacific, with the Deputy Prime Minister of Solomon Islands receiving the first Sinopharm shot in the region. Key points: Tens of thousands of doses of Sinopharm have been donated to Solomon Islands and PNG Australia has pledged to donate its locally made AstraZeneca vaccine to Pacific nations Pacific leaders have rejected …
Australia's decision to limit the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in people under 50 has created vaccine hesitancy in Papua New Guinea, where the government is continuing with its rollout of the jab. Key points: As many as 8442 people have been infected with COVID-19 in the country and 69 people have died Many in PNG want more evidence the …
